Wright Lindsey Settles Some Claims Over 'Rogue Attorney'

By Steven Melendez

Law360, New York (February 02, 2012, 6:38 PM ET) -- Wright Lindsey & Jennings LLP agreed in a settlement approved Tuesday to return $425,000 in “questionable” fees it said a “rogue attorney” charged to Winsome Investment Trust, though the dispute with the receiver recovering assets for victims of an alleged Ponzi scheme involving the defuct investment firm may continue.

The questionable fees were charged by Elgin R. Clemons Jr., a “rogue attorney” who was fired from the law firm in January 2010 after entering into a personal loan agreement with a client, WLJ managing partner Ed...